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has anyone told rick santorum? >> you just endorsed mitt romney. >> you can call it whatever you want. >> you know your husband. has he just endorsed mitt romney? >> not at this point, no. we're talking about it. >> joining me now is michael feldman, former senior advisor to vice president al gore and kevin madden viszer to the romney campaign. what are they waiting for, kevin? >> i think senator santorum had some very kind words for governor romney last night but did make a point which is the that he wants an opportunity to sit down with governor romney and talk about the campaign, talk about the issues, talk about what he can do to help governor romney in a general election going forward. and i think that both camps right now, we've spent a lot of time talking over the last few weeks, since senator santorum suspended his campaign. i think that's going to continue. in the very, very near future, i expect that both senator santorum and governor romney are going to have that conversation and an endorse the will be f
has anyone told rick santorum? >> you just endorsed mitt romney. >> you can call it whatever you want. >> you know your husband. has he just endorsed mitt romney? >> not at this point, no. we're talking about it. >> joining me now is michael feldman, former senior advisor to vice president al gore and kevin madden viszer to the romney campaign. what are they waiting for, kevin? >> i think senator santorum had some very kind words for governor romney last...
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a santorum strategist took a hit at romney again yesterday for strapping his dog, seamus to the roof of the family car years ago. >> quite frankly, i'm not going to listen to the value judgment of a guy who strapped his own dog to the roof of the top of his car and went hurling down the highway. >> last january, david axelrod tweeted a picture of the president and his dog, bo, with the caption, how loving owners treat their dogs. >>> now with alex wagner, coming up next. and you have a special guest host in luke russert. don't go anywhere. two. three. one. two. and, three. [ male announcer ] with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card, earn more cash back for the things you buy most. 1% cash back everywhere, every time. 2% cash back on groceries. 3% back on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. it's as easy as one. -two. -three. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. here's a chance to create jobs in america. oil sands projects, like kearl, and the keystone pipeline will provide secure and reliable energy to
a santorum strategist took a hit at romney again yesterday for strapping his dog, seamus to the roof of the family car years ago. >> quite frankly, i'm not going to listen to the value judgment of a guy who strapped his own dog to the roof of the top of his car and went hurling down the highway. >> last january, david axelrod tweeted a picture of the president and his dog, bo, with the caption, how loving owners treat their dogs. >>> now with alex wagner, coming up next....
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rick santorum, he gave that tepid endorsement of romney at 11:00 two nights ago. still some animosity there. >> yeah, luke. if you had any doubt which you should not, that rick santorum has not fallen in love with mitt romney's presidential candidacy after that endorsement that came out after everybody was going to bed a few nights ago. this just reaffirms it. everyone likes to cast themselves as professionals. this is like a basketball game. what happens on the court and what happens off the court are different. of course your family takes it personally. this was highly negative against rick santorum and it is natural that it is taking him some time to get over it. >> thank you so much for joining us. mitt romney in north carolina tomorrow. santorum encouraging him to talk about gay marriage. we expect he probably will. i'm luke russert. that does it for this edition of "andrea mitchell reports." >> good to see you. president obama will be arriving in seattle for that west coast fundraising swing including as you know, dinner with mr. clooney at his home. also th
rick santorum, he gave that tepid endorsement of romney at 11:00 two nights ago. still some animosity there. >> yeah, luke. if you had any doubt which you should not, that rick santorum has not fallen in love with mitt romney's presidential candidacy after that endorsement that came out after everybody was going to bed a few nights ago. this just reaffirms it. everyone likes to cast themselves as professionals. this is like a basketball game. what happens on the court and what happens off...
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he may have blown it on other issues but along those lines it worked and kept rick santorum in a race that many people and he would admit the first week or month thought he would never survive. why would it be risky for one side and not the other? >> i think those are two different cases. i don't think it worked for newt gingrich. >> it worked in south carolina. go ahead. >> he saw the republican party rally around mitt romney in defense of a free market system and start to criticize him openly including senator jim demitt and other influential leaders in the party. for rick santorum who refused to jump on mitt romney in those following days after this 30-minute bain video came out from the super pac that favored newt gingrich, rick santorum refused to actually jump on the gingrich bandwagon and also attack free market system and capitalism, so i think that what rick santorum is doing is saying i come from a humble background and you know where i have been and you know where i am going and i understand people like you and it didn't work for him ultimately. he is not the presumptive no
he may have blown it on other issues but along those lines it worked and kept rick santorum in a race that many people and he would admit the first week or month thought he would never survive. why would it be risky for one side and not the other? >> i think those are two different cases. i don't think it worked for newt gingrich. >> it worked in south carolina. go ahead. >> he saw the republican party rally around mitt romney in defense of a free market system and start to...
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here's part of rick santorum's breathless endorsement. the primary campaign certainly made it clear that governor romney and i have some differences. while i had concerns about governor romney making a case as a candidate about fighting against health care, i have no doubt if elected, he will work with a republican congress to repeal it. my conversation with governor romney was very productive, but i intend to keep lines of communication open with him and his campaign. it looks like a litness test throughout the campaign. and could it at any moment not be endorsing romney? >> up next, dirty angry money. >> how can they claim to be a non-profit devoted to promoting social welfare? when it runs ads that be blatantly political and aimed against democrats by name. that's ahead. you're watching "hardball." if you made a list of countries from around the world... ...with the best math scores. ...the united states would be on that list. in 25th place. let's raise academic standards across the nation. let's get back to the head of the class. let'
here's part of rick santorum's breathless endorsement. the primary campaign certainly made it clear that governor romney and i have some differences. while i had concerns about governor romney making a case as a candidate about fighting against health care, i have no doubt if elected, he will work with a republican congress to repeal it. my conversation with governor romney was very productive, but i intend to keep lines of communication open with him and his campaign. it looks like a litness...
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more than 270 more than santorum. the romney campaign is hoping it will help attract more of the latino vote moving forward. this is important because the santorum -- the romney campaign, i should say, it's all about delegates and math. the illinois primary a day away. the latest polls show romney with a slight lead over santorum in illinois. santorum maintains he will be the republican nominee arguing that romney is too similar to the man republicans are trying to replace. >> the more i look at the record of governor romney and match it up against barack obama i feel like i'm doing a training run for the general election. the same issues i'm campaigning on are the same i'll campaign against barack obama on, the government overreach in health care and cap and trade trying to control the manufacturing and energy sector of the economy and, of course, you know, the bailouts, all of these things are, you know, unfortunately governor romney and barack obama are in the same place. >> but romney is using a similar line of at
more than 270 more than santorum. the romney campaign is hoping it will help attract more of the latino vote moving forward. this is important because the santorum -- the romney campaign, i should say, it's all about delegates and math. the illinois primary a day away. the latest polls show romney with a slight lead over santorum in illinois. santorum maintains he will be the republican nominee arguing that romney is too similar to the man republicans are trying to replace. >> the more i...
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romney 45% and santorum 28%. working women -- >> romney has problems with republican voters, approximate but we know that santorum is going to have problems in a general election with independent voters on issues like contraception, look at the numbers, how are you answering what the romney people are arguing is that every day that santorum is staying in the race is assistanting barack obama in winning re-election and a barrier to republican s not ju at the top of the ticket but down ballot? >> we know why romney wants us out of the race, he wants uses out of the race so equity talking about -- the things he passed and profited from in the state of north carolina. >> i thought he wants to talk about his pro growth economic plan and his job creation record at bain capital. >> i'm not sure, you mow and i know that he is a moderate. he wants to show his true colors and show the moderate wolf he is underneath. >> moderate wolf? >> he cannot win conservatives is the problem and he knows it and he knows that santorum i
romney 45% and santorum 28%. working women -- >> romney has problems with republican voters, approximate but we know that santorum is going to have problems in a general election with independent voters on issues like contraception, look at the numbers, how are you answering what the romney people are arguing is that every day that santorum is staying in the race is assistanting barack obama in winning re-election and a barrier to republican s not ju at the top of the ticket but down...
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well, so does santorum. >> you can't use that with santorum. >> one of the things they talk about is the fact that the santorum family still lives in the d.c. area. he talks about his pennsylvania roots. doesn't really live there. that's one of those things that in this particular moment being the washington insider isn't helpful. but is that the kind of thing that gets at people's gut? >> you mentioned character. the character play there is, is he really what he says he is or is he a hypocrite? it doesn't turn that corner. when you look desperate late in a campaign because you're behind, that says something about you, too. mitt romney is starting to look desperate and people don't like that in a candidate or a president. >> newt is trying to downplay the santorum surge. he was in fourth two weeks ago. he's kind of right. there is no incentive for newt to get out. >> absolutely no incentive for him to get out right now. super tuesday is just a few weeks around the corner. who knows what's going to happen. every republican candidate has had a surge during this primary season. >> he ha
well, so does santorum. >> you can't use that with santorum. >> one of the things they talk about is the fact that the santorum family still lives in the d.c. area. he talks about his pennsylvania roots. doesn't really live there. that's one of those things that in this particular moment being the washington insider isn't helpful. but is that the kind of thing that gets at people's gut? >> you mentioned character. the character play there is, is he really what he says he is or...
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santorum defeated romney there by 53 point ts. people making 30 to 45,000, santorum won. then mitt romney does run away with it in the top income bracket. look at that. among people making more than $200,000 a year, that's what mitt romney wins. mitt romney was the win erp in louisiana only among be richest sliver of the electorate. even when he loses, he winnings the rich people vote. if you're mitt romney or a strategist working, how do you put together a national win when your base, the only people you can really count on everywhere are the tiniest sliver of the richest people in the country who happen to be voting that day. it's a tough strategy. here is the good news for the romney campaign. it's been done before. >> it's an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. some people kauld ycall you the. i call you my base. >> worked once. maybe they can be mitt romney's base. frank rich joins us next. r ] dos red lobster's lobsterfest. the only time of year you can savor 12 exciting lobster entrees, like lobster lover's dream i'm laura mclennan and i sea food differ
santorum defeated romney there by 53 point ts. people making 30 to 45,000, santorum won. then mitt romney does run away with it in the top income bracket. look at that. among people making more than $200,000 a year, that's what mitt romney wins. mitt romney was the win erp in louisiana only among be richest sliver of the electorate. even when he loses, he winnings the rich people vote. if you're mitt romney or a strategist working, how do you put together a national win when your base, the only...
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rick santorum. anyone but mitt. is santorum the flavor of the month or a threat to mitt romney? three polls out in the last two days suggest santorum is for real. this time mitt has reason to be worried. for the first time now, president obama's campaign team has to consider the possibility that santorum could be the gop nominee facing him. would a race against a candidate who questions women, not just at the war front but also in the workplace, be an easy target for team obama? plus andrew sullivan writes that the birth control fight could end up as a big winner for president obama. he says the further the right wing, the farther is identified on birth control, the better it is for the president. andrew sullivan joins us tonight. >>> when house republicans caved on allowing an extension of the payroll tax cut, it was an admission this was a loser issue for the rs. finally why rick santorum is real and romney ain't. we begin with how serious a threat is rick santorum is to mitt romney. steve smith w
rick santorum. anyone but mitt. is santorum the flavor of the month or a threat to mitt romney? three polls out in the last two days suggest santorum is for real. this time mitt has reason to be worried. for the first time now, president obama's campaign team has to consider the possibility that santorum could be the gop nominee facing him. would a race against a candidate who questions women, not just at the war front but also in the workplace, be an easy target for team obama? plus andrew...
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rick santorum. rick santorum. a full-spectrum conservative, rick santorum is rock solid on values issues, a favorite in the tea party for fighting corruption and taxpayer abuse, more foreign policy credentials than any candidate, and the jobs plan will make an economic super power again. rick santorum, a trusted conservative who gives us the best chance to take back america. >> great ad. so, how big a threat is santorum to romney and how big of a threat would he be to barack obama come november? we have the experts. mark halperin, a senior political analyst for msnbc, and editor for "time" and john heilemann, also an analyst. let me start with a question for both of you. is the white house believing now they might have to face santorum? >> they still think there's a better chance than not they face romney, but they see weakness in romney. they are fully prepared to face santorum. i heard earlier about shifting their focus to santorum. they are well prepared. they are sitting on a bunch of stuff about santorum i'm
rick santorum. rick santorum. a full-spectrum conservative, rick santorum is rock solid on values issues, a favorite in the tea party for fighting corruption and taxpayer abuse, more foreign policy credentials than any candidate, and the jobs plan will make an economic super power again. rick santorum, a trusted conservative who gives us the best chance to take back america. >> great ad. so, how big a threat is santorum to romney and how big of a threat would he be to barack obama come...
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>> i think that helps santorum. if he can get the voters in downstate illinois to turn out strong while the majority of the voters in the chicago area stay home, then it gives them an opportunity. but he knows that illinois is a real long shot for him. >> okay. megan, what are your predictions for the pry tuesday and how long do you think this race will affect the gop? >> i agree with jill. if it's a low voter turnout it will help santorum. i hope it ends in illinois. but, you know, we're speculating whether or not it could go on until july. i hope mitt romney will be the inevitable nominee and i think rick santorum will stay and ruin everybody's just because he's not prom king. >> how do you think this will impact the gop, all of this? >> i think it will be very close. mitt romney is leading in these illinois polls. ultimately rick santorum has been down in many polls and comes back to win by overperforming in rural areas. either way it will be close and the race will go on for a while. but as far as the impact, we
>> i think that helps santorum. if he can get the voters in downstate illinois to turn out strong while the majority of the voters in the chicago area stay home, then it gives them an opportunity. but he knows that illinois is a real long shot for him. >> okay. megan, what are your predictions for the pry tuesday and how long do you think this race will affect the gop? >> i agree with jill. if it's a low voter turnout it will help santorum. i hope it ends in illinois. but, you...
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rick santorum did it himself from social issues to this issue. >> rick santorum has this incredible pattern of being very forthright. very truthful. very honest. very not of the filter. gets into trouble and then has to backtrack. i think the difference is that he's back tracked very, very quickly off this, off what he said, not caring about unemployment rates. the reason why he's gotten into trouble, i hope i'm not sail stating the obvious. even though people like their presidents floating at the 37,000 level and trying to come one grand ideas to move the economy forward, they want to know that the person leading the country really does care about the number of people who are unemployment. what the unemployment rate is and what they're going to do specifically to get those people back to work. >> is it just the simple fact, the reason why rick santorum and mitt romney will downplay the unemployment rate is because it is not at 10%? it is not at the high dream of maybe even 9 for some who want to see this president at the white house? is that the bigger issue here? because he cannot laser f
rick santorum did it himself from social issues to this issue. >> rick santorum has this incredible pattern of being very forthright. very truthful. very honest. very not of the filter. gets into trouble and then has to backtrack. i think the difference is that he's back tracked very, very quickly off this, off what he said, not caring about unemployment rates. the reason why he's gotten into trouble, i hope i'm not sail stating the obvious. even though people like their presidents...
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he's followed by newt gingrich and rick santorum. romney's campaign notes only 4 of the remaining contests are winner take all, meaning it's increasingly difficult for any one candidate to catch up to romney. a memo released by his camp highlights the road ahead for the republican candidates saying the longer they ignore the basic principles of math the only person's odds of winning there are increasing are president obama's. romney needs less than 50% of the remaining delegates to wrap up the nomination compared to rick santorum who needs to win nearly two out of every three from this day forward to become the nominee. one romney aide said it would take, quote, an act of god to prevent romney from winning the nomination. rick santorum refuses to accept the idea that romney is inevitable. >> what won't they resort to try to bully their way through this race? if the governor thinks he's now ordained by god to win, let's just have it out and i feel very, very good that we're running a race, energizing people, we're, you know, we're the
he's followed by newt gingrich and rick santorum. romney's campaign notes only 4 of the remaining contests are winner take all, meaning it's increasingly difficult for any one candidate to catch up to romney. a memo released by his camp highlights the road ahead for the republican candidates saying the longer they ignore the basic principles of math the only person's odds of winning there are increasing are president obama's. romney needs less than 50% of the remaining delegates to wrap up the...
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santorum has become identified as a social issues candidate. he argued against it and said it's not fair. but the point is that there's not a agendgender gap, that is important, you see the field has gotten a bit dinged up with women and independents as this over contraception and other issues has played out. >> does it effect turnout and whether a large group of women are staying home? >> i think it could be a big factor in the fall, you are seeing the obama campaign focused on women as they are surge targeting women voters. he has been speaking and appealing to women voters. i think they think there's a chance for women that may stay at home otherwise, may be brought over to the democratic message. >> they are already making money on the issue by sending out mailers. thank you very much. maggie. >> thank you. >> and get rest too, we all need some rest. buzz feeds ben smith with exclusive video of the future president boobama, and actor chs tin davis all that coming up. stay with us.a everyone likes 5e cash -- well, except her. no! but, i'm ab
santorum has become identified as a social issues candidate. he argued against it and said it's not fair. but the point is that there's not a agendgender gap, that is important, you see the field has gotten a bit dinged up with women and independents as this over contraception and other issues has played out. >> does it effect turnout and whether a large group of women are staying home? >> i think it could be a big factor in the fall, you are seeing the obama campaign focused on...
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rick santorum and newt gingrich. jackie coup sin itch is a political analyst as well as michael steele. michael, romney's line to his donors in new york city went something like this. it's going to be a long road, but we're winning the most delegates and we're going to be the nominee. kind of like what he said in an interview yesterday. >> right. >> by the way, last night i got more delegates than anybody else. so this is a process of becoming the nominee. we're pursuing that. some who are very conservative may not yet be in my camp, but they will be when i become the normal anemia and face barack obama. >> is that the right message? >> it is. they want to know, you know, how sure are you about the footing you have ragt now? how are you doing in your delegate count? what's your burn rate so far? how much are you taking in? >> did you take that at all to say to those other people to mean the conservatives who have supported rick santorum or newt gingrich, you're not going to have a choice. you're going to have to come
rick santorum and newt gingrich. jackie coup sin itch is a political analyst as well as michael steele. michael, romney's line to his donors in new york city went something like this. it's going to be a long road, but we're winning the most delegates and we're going to be the nominee. kind of like what he said in an interview yesterday. >> right. >> by the way, last night i got more delegates than anybody else. so this is a process of becoming the nominee. we're pursuing that. some...
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the key difference between gingrich and santorum is it could work for santorum. the messages that we have as we have seen through the other contests with him winning states, it's resonating more with conservative voters against mitt romney. it's almost as if newt gingrich is an afterthought at this point despite what he might think of himself. >> stick around. so much more to discuss. we'll have more in a bit. >>> next, the special relationship between mitt romney and goldman sachs. is he a man or a muppet. >> i've ahead a lot of money. i've been very successful. i'm not going to apologize for that. ♪ i need money [ male announcer ] capri sun has 25% less sugar than leading regular juice drinks. because less sugar is a better way to fly. ♪ just not literally. capri sun. respect what's in the pouch. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the
the key difference between gingrich and santorum is it could work for santorum. the messages that we have as we have seen through the other contests with him winning states, it's resonating more with conservative voters against mitt romney. it's almost as if newt gingrich is an afterthought at this point despite what he might think of himself. >> stick around. so much more to discuss. we'll have more in a bit. >>> next, the special relationship between mitt romney and goldman...
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thank you. >>> as santorum -- or a santorum super pac is calling on newt gingrich to quit, to get out of this race so that santorum can have a better chance at beating mitt romney. could he be persuaded? i'm going to ask somebody from the gingrich camp coming up. >>> the end of an era in indianapolis. why the colts are getting rid of their long-time quarterback peyton manning. does he sooefb to get the sack? . why? i thought jill was your soul mate. no, no it's her dad. the general's your soul mate? dude what? no, no, no. he's, he's on my back about providing for his little girl. hey don't worry. e-trade's got a totally new investing dashboard. everything is on one page, your investments, quotes, research... it's like the buffet last night. whatever helps you understand man. i'm watching you. oh yeah? well i'm watching you, watching him. [ male announcer ] try the new 360 investing dashboard at e-trade. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, you can have brownies again. ♪ fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. >>> we can add to iowa, miss
thank you. >>> as santorum -- or a santorum super pac is calling on newt gingrich to quit, to get out of this race so that santorum can have a better chance at beating mitt romney. could he be persuaded? i'm going to ask somebody from the gingrich camp coming up. >>> the end of an era in indianapolis. why the colts are getting rid of their long-time quarterback peyton manning. does he sooefb to get the sack? . why? i thought jill was your soul mate. no, no it's her dad. the...
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>> i mean, he definitely needs santorum. i think is perhaps the only time that progress and santorum might be aligned in the sense that they don't know or really trust mitt romney's judgement when it comes to contraception and the fact that, that basically the endorsement from santorum came so late at night is because santorum is quietly itching saying, i hope he doesn't win, so i can run in 2016. >> thanks for your time tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> thank you. >> coming up, nobel prize winning economy paul krugman says fixing this economic crisis is almost incredibly easy. his solution, straight ahead. >>> plus, the republican governor of maine tells the unemployed to quote, get off the couch and get a job. the latest attack in the gop war on the poor. [ male announcer ] what's in your energy drink? ♪ power surge, let it blow your mind. [ male announcer ] for fruits, veggies and natural green tea energy... new v8 v-fusion plus energy. could've had a v8. my high school science teacher made me what i am today. our scienc
>> i mean, he definitely needs santorum. i think is perhaps the only time that progress and santorum might be aligned in the sense that they don't know or really trust mitt romney's judgement when it comes to contraception and the fact that, that basically the endorsement from santorum came so late at night is because santorum is quietly itching saying, i hope he doesn't win, so i can run in 2016. >> thanks for your time tonight. >> thanks, reverend. >> thank you....
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rise this week but judging by the new level of attacks, santorum has the attention of the front runner. >> well, i think you've seen rick santorum get his opportunity now to be one of the leading contenders, he hasn't been as visible in the sweepstakes but is now, and that means that he will be under the microscope like all the rest of us have been, obviously some of the things on his record are troubling the fact he voted five times to raise the debt ceiling without getting compensating reductions in federal spending is a problem. the fact while he was in washington government spending grew by 80%. i think spending in washington is out of control, i wouldn't raise the debt ceiling without getting compensating reductions in spending. >> santorum defiending his work in congress, defending, some of the ear marks helped expand medical programs and boost national defense. he suggested a closer look at romney's record tells the different story than the one the massachusetts governor has been telling on the trail. >> this is the gotcha politics of mitt romney. ease not interested in talking
rise this week but judging by the new level of attacks, santorum has the attention of the front runner. >> well, i think you've seen rick santorum get his opportunity now to be one of the leading contenders, he hasn't been as visible in the sweepstakes but is now, and that means that he will be under the microscope like all the rest of us have been, obviously some of the things on his record are troubling the fact he voted five times to raise the debt ceiling without getting compensating...
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speaking to supporters in texas today, santorum doubled down in his attacks against romney. suggesting republicans might be better off with president obama. >> you one by giving people a choice. you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. if they're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have, instead of taking a risk of what may be the etch a sketch candidate for the future. >> in a statement, romney responded, quote, i was disappointed to hear that rick santorum would rather have barack obama as president than a republican. this election is more important than any one person. it is about the future of america. any of the republicans running would be better than president obama and his record of failure, unquote. newt gingrich also weighed in on santorum's remarks. >> i may have very substantial disagreements with governor romney. there is no doubt in my mind, that if the choice was governor romney or barack obama, we would hav
speaking to supporters in texas today, santorum doubled down in his attacks against romney. suggesting republicans might be better off with president obama. >> you one by giving people a choice. you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. if they're going to be a little different, we might as well stay with what we have, instead of taking a risk of what may be the etch...
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do you think that rick santorum can win if newt gingrich does stay in this race? he's saying he's not dropping out. >> it's hard to say. when you look at the math, and i don't pretend to know internal republican primary process that well. when you look at the math, romney does have a credible case to make that the math is on his side and he will likely be the nominee. i think the gingrich was out, santorum would be picking up more delegates and making it a bit tougher for romney to get this. maybe making this likelihood of a mythical brokered convention more likely. the one thing that is clear is that gingrich isn't going anywhere because his ego won't allow him to go anywhere. >> all right. my political panel. my thanks to all of you. >>> still ahead, vice president biden is hit l the campaign trail. he's delivering the first major speech for the president's re-election campaign. he's calling out the republican candidates. >> i want to tell you what's real bankruptcy, the economic theories of gingrich, santorum and romney. they are bankrupt. >>> you could call it
do you think that rick santorum can win if newt gingrich does stay in this race? he's saying he's not dropping out. >> it's hard to say. when you look at the math, and i don't pretend to know internal republican primary process that well. when you look at the math, romney does have a credible case to make that the math is on his side and he will likely be the nominee. i think the gingrich was out, santorum would be picking up more delegates and making it a bit tougher for romney to get...
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how long can santorum stay in this? >> i think santorum will stay in until the pennsylvania primary on april 24th. i wrote a piece on how much the candidates have spent based on how many votes they've gotten. rick santorum has gotten more out of his $13 million in campaign spending than anyone else by far. and i talked to one of his senior campaign managers, john rehberger, and says that's why we're in the race. we're not just going to walk away from them because it's gotten a little rough for us. he wants to go to pennsylvania and at least have a showdown with romney there. i don't think there's any chance, no matter what happens tonight, that rick santorum leaves before then. >> we saw all those endorsements, but you don't see anybody jumping up and down, amanda, and pounding on the desk and saying, i am so excited about mitt romney being our nominee. did you hear sarah palin this morning on the "today" show? i want to play that. >> it seems he is the nominee. are you happy with that? >> you know, anything is still po
how long can santorum stay in this? >> i think santorum will stay in until the pennsylvania primary on april 24th. i wrote a piece on how much the candidates have spent based on how many votes they've gotten. rick santorum has gotten more out of his $13 million in campaign spending than anyone else by far. and i talked to one of his senior campaign managers, john rehberger, and says that's why we're in the race. we're not just going to walk away from them because it's gotten a little...
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>> yes. >> can santorum do it? >> i think anybody do it. >> can santorum? >> it depends on the campaign they run. entirely on that. a lot of republicans are wrestless right now. given this economy, which is very weak no matter what they say, you have record low percentage people of working today. it's the weakest recovery we have ever seen from a recession like this. add on gas prices, add on the mounting debt, add on obama care, which fewer and fewer people like. i always say it would be really hard to lose an election to president obama. but we have just the team that could do it. >> did you see the poll numbers i gave you? obama is ahead substantially. >> i don't think these things mean much of anything right now. it depends entirely -- it's not so much a question of the who we nominate as the what. what is it that we offer america? do we have the confidence in the american people to say, listen, we are facing a truly-serious problem. it's not a philosophical problem. it's all arithmetic. here they are. >> let me give you two statistics you don't need he
>> yes. >> can santorum do it? >> i think anybody do it. >> can santorum? >> it depends on the campaign they run. entirely on that. a lot of republicans are wrestless right now. given this economy, which is very weak no matter what they say, you have record low percentage people of working today. it's the weakest recovery we have ever seen from a recession like this. add on gas prices, add on the mounting debt, add on obama care, which fewer and fewer people like....
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>> yes. >> can santorum do it? >> i think anybody can. >> can santorum? >> depends on the campaign they run, entirely on that. of course, a lot of republicans are restless right now. in my frivolous moments, i'll say the following -- you know, given this economy, which is very weak no matter what they say, you've got a record-low percentage of people working today. it's the weakest recovery we've ever seen from a recession like this. add on gas prices, add on the mounting debt, add on obama care, which no -- which fewer and fewer people like, i always say, it would be really hard to lose an election to president obama. but we've got just the team that could do it. >> did you see the poll numbers i just gave you? obama's ahead, substantially. >> i don't think these things mean much of anything right now, chris. they could change by next week. i think it depends entirely, it's not so much a question of the who we nominate as the what. what is it that we offer america? do we have the confidence in the american people to say, listen, we are facing a truly ser
>> yes. >> can santorum do it? >> i think anybody can. >> can santorum? >> depends on the campaign they run, entirely on that. of course, a lot of republicans are restless right now. in my frivolous moments, i'll say the following -- you know, given this economy, which is very weak no matter what they say, you've got a record-low percentage of people working today. it's the weakest recovery we've ever seen from a recession like this. add on gas prices, add on the...
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santorum is at -- this is a 4.4 margin of error, but santorum's at 34%, romney's at 30.4%, which weeks ago, i think would have been unthinkable. i think it's interesting today that we have gm announcing its profits, the highest in its 103-year history, this against the backdrop of mitt romney saying in 2008, don't do this auto bailout. i wonder how much people in michigan, whether that's something that sways them, you know, towards him. and i guess, my contention is probably, it does a good job of undermining his economic message in terms of, i'm a business guy, i know how to run companies, i know how to run countries, and one of the biggest decisions that i came out against turned out to be the wrong position to take. >> well, not necessarily, because the story on gm is not over yet. i mean, we're still writing that story. we don't know the full breadth of the changes that needed to be done to make it a viable, ongoing concern, as we like to say in the business parlance. the other thing is, too, the government still owns almost 27% of gm. and so that stock price needs to go up signifi
santorum is at -- this is a 4.4 margin of error, but santorum's at 34%, romney's at 30.4%, which weeks ago, i think would have been unthinkable. i think it's interesting today that we have gm announcing its profits, the highest in its 103-year history, this against the backdrop of mitt romney saying in 2008, don't do this auto bailout. i wonder how much people in michigan, whether that's something that sways them, you know, towards him. and i guess, my contention is probably, it does a good job...
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here you have a state against santorum. who's santorum? he was a senator who lost by 16 points from pennsylvania more to the right than any of us have ever met. and the system of error in illinois? >> is it that? i mean, he has a following. >> 1/3 of the republican electorate. that's his following. it's hopeless. it's a crazy notion that that party should tie itself up on this guy who can't command the attention of more than 1/3 of the party. this is historically a party that does its duty in the voting booth. when they start to see this is who our front-runner is supposed to be, they have had a tendency to compromise their own thinking as voters and go in and cast the vote and help push their front-runner forward. they're refusing to do that. >> why won't the establishment do something they know the base is opposed to? >> the establishment is doing anything. >> they're starting little by little to get behind him. >> he's got more endorsements -- >> why don't they do something they know the base is opposed to? >> you look at the list of pe
here you have a state against santorum. who's santorum? he was a senator who lost by 16 points from pennsylvania more to the right than any of us have ever met. and the system of error in illinois? >> is it that? i mean, he has a following. >> 1/3 of the republican electorate. that's his following. it's hopeless. it's a crazy notion that that party should tie itself up on this guy who can't command the attention of more than 1/3 of the party. this is historically a party that does...
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rick santorum made a bold guarantee. listen to what he said. >> you do your job and this is a pledge. if we're able to come out of illinois with a huge or surprise win, i guarantee you -- i guarantee you -- that we will win this nomination. >> all right. so is he going to win illinois, santorum? >> well, he certainly pulled close. i think it's a four-point spread now, certainly within the margin of err or. he has the momentum. the edge has got to go to romney because he is the moderate in a state still relatively moderate. sure, it's certainly moving to the right as is the rest of the party but i think he has something of an advantage, romney, because he has the money, because he has the infrastructure so santorum has to play catch up but i think you've seen in the big states whether it be michigan, ohio, romney is able to ultimately close the deal, come in just by a hair, two or three points in some of these races but certainly santorum has got the momentum. he has the engine and a lot of these grassroots supporters who
rick santorum made a bold guarantee. listen to what he said. >> you do your job and this is a pledge. if we're able to come out of illinois with a huge or surprise win, i guarantee you -- i guarantee you -- that we will win this nomination. >> all right. so is he going to win illinois, santorum? >> well, he certainly pulled close. i think it's a four-point spread now, certainly within the margin of err or. he has the momentum. the edge has got to go to romney because he is the...
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rick santorum has won four, mitt romney has won three. now, rick santorum needs newt gingrich to either get out of this race or he needs those gingrich voters to collapse newt gingrich's support and come over to him pretty decisively. because if there are two candidates splitting the conservative vote looking ahead at the remaining contests this month and going on to super tuesday i still think it means that it's big trouble for those candidates. >> i think that rick santorum has had a compelling message to blue collar republican voters. you've seen him hit it out of the park with that message on primary nights. i think one of the things that may have been underestimated on the republican side is the impact of governor romney's comments when you talk about that he's not focused on the poor. >> each night veteran talk host ed schultz tackles issues that matter most to americans, don't miss "the ed show" week nights at 8:00 eastern on msnbc the place for politics. >>> high stakes international showdown may be developing over syria. england'
rick santorum has won four, mitt romney has won three. now, rick santorum needs newt gingrich to either get out of this race or he needs those gingrich voters to collapse newt gingrich's support and come over to him pretty decisively. because if there are two candidates splitting the conservative vote looking ahead at the remaining contests this month and going on to super tuesday i still think it means that it's big trouble for those candidates. >> i think that rick santorum has had a...
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santorum with this. mr. santorum scoffs at her. literally scoffs at her question, laughs at it and then proceeds to make an example out of her for the audience. it is kind of hard to hear her here, but here is that exchange. >> these kids in the hospital in the on call ward dying because they can't afford the same treatments. >> here's the -- this is the point she's making. these drugs are really expensive and therefore we should not make drug companies charge that. he's alive today because drug companies thought that they would make money and in providing that care and if the drug company didn't think they could make any money, for providing that care, i hate to put it in these terms, but that drug wouldn't be here. >> people have no problem going out and buying their ipads for $900, but $200 for a drug, got a problem with that? what was just posed to the candidate by the mother of a sick child is the problem of kids she knows dying in cancer wards because they cannot afford care. mr. santorum laughs at her, and then tells her tha
santorum with this. mr. santorum scoffs at her. literally scoffs at her question, laughs at it and then proceeds to make an example out of her for the audience. it is kind of hard to hear her here, but here is that exchange. >> these kids in the hospital in the on call ward dying because they can't afford the same treatments. >> here's the -- this is the point she's making. these drugs are really expensive and therefore we should not make drug companies charge that. he's alive today...
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by santorum. and all of the sudden the actual scoreboard, you know, was not quite the romney sweep that some people were expecting. you have a dominant campaign not overwhelming. and rick santorum, he keeps on keeping on. keeping on racking up delegates. he can't be dismissed. he won a more for the other guys. why isn't it a dominant night? >> in some sense the dell get is he looses x date. >> more x's. fair? >> it is. because you have this sentiment around him that he is somehow less than compelling. there's a lack of compassion around him. that's not made up. that's not contrived. that's not a media aspect. that's real. that's on the ground. i've seen it myself. you have to imagine that he had a heroing night and a good morning. going forward, he has three or four weeks that are not going to be easy for him. not greatlines. states he's not only going to lose, but probably not even come in second. >> and then there's going to be potentially having to litigate health care in a way that -- rick san
by santorum. and all of the sudden the actual scoreboard, you know, was not quite the romney sweep that some people were expecting. you have a dominant campaign not overwhelming. and rick santorum, he keeps on keeping on. keeping on racking up delegates. he can't be dismissed. he won a more for the other guys. why isn't it a dominant night? >> in some sense the dell get is he looses x date. >> more x's. fair? >> it is. because you have this sentiment around him that he is...
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how far can you go if you are rick santorum. it's minnesota, colorado and and missouri tomorrow and what is the prognosis? >> i think it's interesting that there was never a real attempt or maybe there was and it did not work, but putting together gingrich and santorum, if there was going to social conservative opposition to romney that had to happen and it just will not happen. he is not going to surge ahead of gingrich. he is doing what he did. he is not taking off. he had a magical moment in iowa and has done nothing since except turn more people off. that had to happen. and if that doesn't happen, it will be interesting to us, but he will limp along getting very few voters. >> i disagree from this standpoint. what might happen tomorrow. i saw a poll that had the minnesota race at two points. 28-26 santorum. pat robertson got 30% and beat george senior. these are santorum's people and he put effort there. if you look at the press that gingrich has been getting he seems to be in a decline, if santorum can win minnesota and if
how far can you go if you are rick santorum. it's minnesota, colorado and and missouri tomorrow and what is the prognosis? >> i think it's interesting that there was never a real attempt or maybe there was and it did not work, but putting together gingrich and santorum, if there was going to social conservative opposition to romney that had to happen and it just will not happen. he is not going to surge ahead of gingrich. he is doing what he did. he is not taking off. he had a magical...
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>> look at where santorum did. he had no money, outspent by both newt gingrich and mitt romney and outorganized. he has virtually no organization. >> he couldn't get on the ballot in two state. >> he still wins most of these states. can he build on it, karen, unless newt gingrich gets out of the race? >> newt being in hurts mitt as well. newt is a -- >> they're splitting the conservative vote and allows them a better chance to win. >> 60, 70% of the people don't want mitt romney. >> i want to bring in someone who knows what it's like to be in the middle. chip salts man, a republican strategist. i see you smiling. i can tell you want to get in on this. >> gingrich comes in second. let me play what he said last night. >> what state coming up do you think you can win? >> i don't know yet. i don't know yet, brett. we're looking at a number of them from louisiana to arkansas. >> how chip, does he stay in the race with that kind of an answer? >> yeah. in the world of super pacs and extended primaries, as long as he wants
>> look at where santorum did. he had no money, outspent by both newt gingrich and mitt romney and outorganized. he has virtually no organization. >> he couldn't get on the ballot in two state. >> he still wins most of these states. can he build on it, karen, unless newt gingrich gets out of the race? >> newt being in hurts mitt as well. newt is a -- >> they're splitting the conservative vote and allows them a better chance to win. >> 60, 70% of the people...
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rick santorum for president. red, white, and blue fund is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> joining me now, bob vander plaats, president and ceo of the family leader who endorsed rick santorum before the iowa caucuses. bob, you were onboard early for the santorum surge. do you fear that rick santorum has already gone too far in a conservative direction when you hear these polling numbers about romney supporters that would abandon the party over rick santorum? >> no, i really don't. what it is, we're in the midst of a heated primary battle, and so people are lining up with their candidate and they're doing so vigorously. i think what people are finding out with rick santorum, why he's doing so well, is that they trust him, they like him. he's a great family man. he's experienced. he's knowledgeable. and i think he'll win in those tossup states of pennsylvania and ohio, and i think has why people are giving him that shot he needs to be the nominee of our party. >> now, everybody's saying you guys need gin
rick santorum for president. red, white, and blue fund is responsible for the content of this ad. >>> joining me now, bob vander plaats, president and ceo of the family leader who endorsed rick santorum before the iowa caucuses. bob, you were onboard early for the santorum surge. do you fear that rick santorum has already gone too far in a conservative direction when you hear these polling numbers about romney supporters that would abandon the party over rick santorum? >> no, i...
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but santorum's plan cuts taxes for michigan manufacturers to zero. >> santorum striking back. santorum largely up in the polls? how are you reading the race? >> my sense is that's a toss up at the moment. haul the polling i have seen, i saw a romney poll that is being pushed, it suggests he is ahead and most of them say santorum is ahead. and you average it out, i go to my first boss, he said you add them up and divide them up and you get what looks like in my opinion a tie. what is interesting about that ad w economic populism, that romney is a big rich guy that does not understand the auto industry that makes up the backbone of the michigan economy or once did. santorum has potential as a economic hpopulist. he can fit with kpief the root -- roo root -- he can fit with that group. and he is trying to draw a contrast. >> that message is trumping the whole debate over contraception and all the social issues. that is not what is getting through, that a lot of women are responding positively. >> right. you are referencing our post polling. and i -- look, i have thought since the
but santorum's plan cuts taxes for michigan manufacturers to zero. >> santorum striking back. santorum largely up in the polls? how are you reading the race? >> my sense is that's a toss up at the moment. haul the polling i have seen, i saw a romney poll that is being pushed, it suggests he is ahead and most of them say santorum is ahead. and you average it out, i go to my first boss, he said you add them up and divide them up and you get what looks like in my opinion a tie. what is...
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so if mitt romney tries to compete with rick santorum in the states by going to the right of rick santorum or even getting close to where rick santorum is, there's a real risk for him in a general election. >> let's take a look at what's taken place so far. he's not shying a way from voting regions like mississippi. actually visiting there today. does it look worse for him to compete and lose than not compete at all? can he make the splash that his campaign needs? >> i don't think so. i mean, there's some talk of him doing reasonably well potentially in mississippi, but because he's not expected to win, he shouldn't play there. he's got to do little campaign reset of his own. because as the calendar goes forward, he will have opportunities to win big states like california and new york. and with big margins. i think he needs to give people a reason to vote for him. nobody expects anything from him, to start telling people why they should vote for him going forward. >> i want to get to the article from "the washington post" about voter fatigue. people are losing interest which spells the we
so if mitt romney tries to compete with rick santorum in the states by going to the right of rick santorum or even getting close to where rick santorum is, there's a real risk for him in a general election. >> let's take a look at what's taken place so far. he's not shying a way from voting regions like mississippi. actually visiting there today. does it look worse for him to compete and lose than not compete at all? can he make the splash that his campaign needs? >> i don't think...
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santorum said about the country. he said 10% of the deaths in the netherlands are a result of euthanasia. >> not true. >> 5% of all deaths in the country are people being euthanized involuntary. >> totally not true. >> elderly people in the netherlands do not go to the hospital. >> that's not true. of course they go. >> he says specifically elderly pej in the netherlands leave the country because they are afraid of dutch hospitals. >> not true. insulting. >> the reason he says they are afraid of the hospital is that anybody going to the hospital with sickness, as he put it, in the netherlands will not come out of that hospital. if you go to the hospital with sickness, the hospital will kill you for budget purposes. >> not true. and funny but insulting at the same time. >> last one. elderly people wear specialty bracelets in the netherlands that say please don't euthanize me. >> it would be cool, right? but no. i have not seen one. >> okay. i can't apologize on behalf of rick santorum but i can't speak for him. as an
santorum said about the country. he said 10% of the deaths in the netherlands are a result of euthanasia. >> not true. >> 5% of all deaths in the country are people being euthanized involuntary. >> totally not true. >> elderly people in the netherlands do not go to the hospital. >> that's not true. of course they go. >> he says specifically elderly pej in the netherlands leave the country because they are afraid of dutch hospitals. >> not true....
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as late as last week, one week before santorum dropped out of the week, mail came from santorum's camp that says it truly frightens know think what will happen if romney is the nominee. so he is still seeming to have problems even pulling his opponent together even after they drop out of race. >> i think there's truth to that reverend. i that i mail piece is probably win of those planned pieces that is kind of in the hopper that kind of goes out automatically and someone forgot to pull it, you know, pull it. but i think the reality is there is no love lost between campaigns. >> does he need santorum? >> i think without a doubt he does. have be rick santorum come to the table in partnership with his effort to become the next president will be very important. because because santorum represents a -- again to your first point the way you opened the segment, in getting conservatives still on the fence, that lackluster desire for his campaign. he's got to begin to mitigate that in some way and the way you begin to do that is to have someone like a rick santorum come to your table. just can'
as late as last week, one week before santorum dropped out of the week, mail came from santorum's camp that says it truly frightens know think what will happen if romney is the nominee. so he is still seeming to have problems even pulling his opponent together even after they drop out of race. >> i think there's truth to that reverend. i that i mail piece is probably win of those planned pieces that is kind of in the hopper that kind of goes out automatically and someone forgot to pull...
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this is where rick santorum needs to win the popular vote. if he can't win his own state what reason does he have to be in this race. >> i looked at 2008 polling on this because people are making this comparison the last cycle. what you saw in a race that was evenly split is when asked whether hillary clinton should stay in the race if she won ohio at the time was a big state, 67% of democrats said yeah, she should stay in the she wins ohio. that included obviously a lot of people supported obama. to alex's premise, if you keep winning certain pivotal states your party's base, including the people who respect but oppose you, will say yeah, keep running because people do like democracy, they are not in the media mind-set how do we resolve this. keep going. >> i will say if we're talking about coalescing it's beyond jeb bush. the tea party is no longer protesting mitt romney's candidacy and eric erickson says -- this is parsing, conservatives may not really like mitt romney but they do not want a fractured party too divided to beat barack obama
this is where rick santorum needs to win the popular vote. if he can't win his own state what reason does he have to be in this race. >> i looked at 2008 polling on this because people are making this comparison the last cycle. what you saw in a race that was evenly split is when asked whether hillary clinton should stay in the race if she won ohio at the time was a big state, 67% of democrats said yeah, she should stay in the she wins ohio. that included obviously a lot of people...
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quickly, rick santorum. i mean, you were probably asleep last night because you get up early for your show. >> i do go to sleep early. >> you may not have seen the e-mail. the 13th photograph of an e-mail where he begrudgingly endorses mitt romney and has time to do the jay leno show today. >> i got the link last night. i was awake. went through it. >> you have to read it closely. >> i went through it. i went through it again. i went through it a third time and finally found in the 13th photograph the endorsement. >> after he pointed out they had conversations about whether there would be conservatives in the romney organization, which is explicitly saying romney is not concerned. >> i don't understand how the romney campaign has managed this unifying issue. you can't tell me there aren' aren'aren't ways -- they've done weird things. i don't understand bringing michele bachmann to virginia to do a public endorsement. this is one of the three most important swing markets in the country, and you bring somebody
quickly, rick santorum. i mean, you were probably asleep last night because you get up early for your show. >> i do go to sleep early. >> you may not have seen the e-mail. the 13th photograph of an e-mail where he begrudgingly endorses mitt romney and has time to do the jay leno show today. >> i got the link last night. i was awake. went through it. >> you have to read it closely. >> i went through it. i went through it again. i went through it a third time and...
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obviously rick santorum and newt gingrich are frenlds. they have been friends for a long time, but that's not what's going on here. they need to meet and have a conversation and rick santorum finished this campaign with virtually zero debt, so he is not beholden to anybody and doesn't need money to pop around out there. he doesn't have to come in grofling and say please retire my debt and let me do this and i will do this for you. he doesn't need that. that's not the kind of guy he is. he is principled and going to stand on those principles and convictions and push forth the message that folks in 11 states voted for and he will have to have that conversation and they will have it and i am sure they will have a meeting of the minds and come out with something after that. in the meantime, you know, governor romney is doing his thing and campaigning and rick santorum is doing his, and working on building coalitions at the grassroots level and we'll need that if we want to beat barack obama in the fall and that's something rick santorum is wo
obviously rick santorum and newt gingrich are frenlds. they have been friends for a long time, but that's not what's going on here. they need to meet and have a conversation and rick santorum finished this campaign with virtually zero debt, so he is not beholden to anybody and doesn't need money to pop around out there. he doesn't have to come in grofling and say please retire my debt and let me do this and i will do this for you. he doesn't need that. that's not the kind of guy he is. he is...
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what is a good time for romney to get a santorum endorsement and what is a good time for santorum to deliver one? >> i think a good time for rick santorum to deliver an endorsement to the republican nominee is like tomorrow morning. >> just get it out of the way. >> get it out of the way. the notion that he's going to go bargain with mitt romney and his campaign for something and he's going to endorse, you know, in fact, i think the romney campaign would be well within their space to refuse to meet with him until he endorses him. they certainly shouldn't meet with him with a gun held to their head. >> chuck, where are we on the math with the delegates for romney? the president officially crossed the line tonight, picking up enough delegates -- >> he's not going to get there until the june 5 primaries? >> but will he? >> yes, he will, because he's been getting these unaffiliated delegates. these endorsements that have gone to him. so his numbers have grown. so he's going to get there. that's not going to be -- he'll have the actual number by the end of the primary season. but i don't
what is a good time for romney to get a santorum endorsement and what is a good time for santorum to deliver one? >> i think a good time for rick santorum to deliver an endorsement to the republican nominee is like tomorrow morning. >> just get it out of the way. >> get it out of the way. the notion that he's going to go bargain with mitt romney and his campaign for something and he's going to endorse, you know, in fact, i think the romney campaign would be well within their...
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rick santorum won 11 states. he won more counties across this country than all the other candidates combined. he has an obligation to the delegates and also to the people who voted for him to push forth his conservative agenda and try to have an influence on mitt romney if he eventually becomes the nominee to try and, you know, push that conservative message forward as a general election candidate. >> hogan, throughout this primary, the republican primary, that is, we saw so many slip-ups turn into campaign attack ads really hurting the candidates. are comments along those lines of what we heard from hilary rosen going to happen more creating snare traps for the candidates? how strongly with the romney campaign pounce and seize on those opportunities? >> you know, i'm not too sure. obviously, i don't work for governor romney. >> but you worked for santorum and when he would make a slip-up they didn't wait. they would pounce on those types of things. when gingrich would make a slip-up, they don't wait. they respon
rick santorum won 11 states. he won more counties across this country than all the other candidates combined. he has an obligation to the delegates and also to the people who voted for him to push forth his conservative agenda and try to have an influence on mitt romney if he eventually becomes the nominee to try and, you know, push that conservative message forward as a general election candidate. >> hogan, throughout this primary, the republican primary, that is, we saw so many slip-ups...
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rick santorum, you know how many sweater vests rick santorum has sold? 3,000 sweater vests. >> that shirt is going to go for like $1,000 in williamsburg in 2020. a hipster shirt to wear. >> you're right. that doesn't do anything for romney in 2012. there is the idea that you are going to wear a mitt romney super fan t-shirt. how many of those 346 t-shirts were sold ironically too? there's whether it's the gop elders, the gop leaders giving my mouthed endorsements or the fact that he isn't getting small donors, voters aren't excited about him, i think it holds some relevance in this conversation. >> it's a huge problem. maybe down to the ironic hipster votes in the end. >> the fact that news organizations are now sending is out people to find rabid romney fans, it's a story if you can find a rabid romney fan. >> we worked on it for weeks finding these people. it's not easy. >> to bring it back full circle, i think chris's piece combined with your analysis is about right which is that you have the confluence of a very favorable calendar along with the part
rick santorum, you know how many sweater vests rick santorum has sold? 3,000 sweater vests. >> that shirt is going to go for like $1,000 in williamsburg in 2020. a hipster shirt to wear. >> you're right. that doesn't do anything for romney in 2012. there is the idea that you are going to wear a mitt romney super fan t-shirt. how many of those 346 t-shirts were sold ironically too? there's whether it's the gop elders, the gop leaders giving my mouthed endorsements or the fact that he...
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it's about rick santorum preserving rick santorum. >> his political career. >> right. he's got a great story to tell. he's won a dozen or so states. no money. no support. was 2% in the polls before iowa. >> a lot of good stories to tell. >> instead of rolling up a string of losses between now and pennsylvania, get out on a positive note. >> and take the good with it and keep it for a few years. >> chuck, you asked what can rick santorum say? he is vowing to take the race all the way to the convention. here's what he said last night. >> we have now reached the point where it's halftime. half the delegates in this process have been selected. and who's ready to charge out of the locker room in pennsylvania for a strong second half? [ cheers and applause ] >> pennsylvania and half the other people in this country have yet to be heard. and we're going to go out and campaign here and across this nation to make sure that their voices are heard in the next few months. [ cheers and applause ] >> mark halperin, i also believe the next 72 hours will thibe pry intense for rick san
it's about rick santorum preserving rick santorum. >> his political career. >> right. he's got a great story to tell. he's won a dozen or so states. no money. no support. was 2% in the polls before iowa. >> a lot of good stories to tell. >> instead of rolling up a string of losses between now and pennsylvania, get out on a positive note. >> and take the good with it and keep it for a few years. >> chuck, you asked what can rick santorum say? he is vowing to...